Meeting The Needs Of Gen Y - Presentation Transcript
Meeting the Needs of Gen Y Social Networking and Other Strategies The Payments Authority Concepts ‘09 September 18, 2009 Eric Cook, Certified Internet Business Consultant
Did You Know Video…
What Does This Mean For Financial Services?
Agenda
Who is Gen Y?
Evolution of the web
Social networking
Social banking
Free promotion tools
Wrap-up and questions
Why “Gen Y”
Generation Y
Also referred to as the Millenials
Primarily offspring of Baby Boomers
Shaped by trends of the time
Internet, e-mail, texting, Facebook, YouTube
“ Trophy” kids
Shifting Values Source: Bea Fields, Author Learning Speed Entertainment Innovation Collaboration Gen Y 1980 - 1990s Freedom Change Independence Portability Flexibility Gen X 1966 - 1979 Competition Idealism Hard Work Money & Status Climbing the Ladder Boomers 1925 - 1965 Consistency Logic Discipline Loyalty Legacy Traditionalists 1901 - 1924 5 4 3 2 1
Evolution of the Web
Then (1.0)
Basic information source
Online brochures
Looks nice, but difficult to determine effectiveness
Expense items
Now (2.0)
24/7 sales person
Accountable (ROI)
Feedback
Conversational
Transparent
Open to contribution
Online Advertising Spend
Percent of Total Spend
What is Web 2.0?
Web 1.0 = One-way conversation
“ Website”
Web 2.0 = Two-way conversation
Visitor-generated content
Feedback and participation
Involve and interact
“ Business 101”
Know me, like me, trust me… do business with me
social media is basically a conversation
hi whats up? social media What Is Social Media???
Using Networks Such As…
Social Network Profiles
The Future is Now
Nearly 50 percent of senior marketing executives believe that social media (networking) is a vital component of corporate communications that should be monitored at the executive level and allocated appropriate resources .
-2008 Survey from TNS Comfony
Objectives of Social Media
Customer Rankings and Feedback
96 percent of retailers surveyed ranked customer ratings and reviews as an effective or very effective tactic to driving conversion .
-Forrester Research and Shop.org
Benefits of Social Media
Product Development
Customer Service
Networking & Idea Sharing
Market Intelligence (competition)
News & Information
Research on People (HR)
Global Perspective
Low Cost
Build Your Brand
Build Trust
Source: Marketing 2.0
Just adding pages and pages of content as an SEO strategy doesn’t cut it anymore
Social Media is the new way to take your SEO strategy to the next level
Social Media increases the number of high quality links & targeted traffic (2 of the most important factors in SEO)
SEO & SMO Work Together Hello. I’m SEO. And I’m SMO.
Blogging
Are You Blogging?
Approx 133 million blogs indexed since 2002 with 900,000 posts in 24 hours (Technorati.com)
Blended term for “web” and “log” = “blog”
Website that supports feedback and is more conversational
Can be developed for personal or business use
Comments can be moderated or open
Good “first start” for companies
Examples of FI Blogs
Blogging Etiquette
Be real & engaged
Provide value
Be accessible
Generate conversations
Listen to opinions
Ask questions
Help others (even competition)
Put others first
Listen to community
Leverage talent
Source: MarketingProfs.com
The “Fab Four”
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
YouTube
Total Visits Source: Compete.com
Some Facebook Stats
Twitter-iffic
Twitter Tidbits
Peoples Bank Phishing Alert
LinkedIn
Professional networking environment
More business focused
Online resume
Personal and Groups
Connections
Recommendations
YouTube
Online video site created February 2005
Sold to Google in November 2009 $1.65B
#2 search engine (behind Google)
2007 vs. 2000 bandwidth consumption
Flip camera
Examples…
Landmark BankVideo Channel
Consider Integrated Approach
Consider social media as one leg of the chair
Identify what offline efforts are currently underway
Use to drive traffic to your end goal
Leverage tools to aggregate your message ( ping.fm )
Social Banking
Mint.com, Wasabe.com, QuickenOnline & Geezeo.com
Web-based account aggregators and financial planning tools
Accounts, tips from other members and goals (budgeting tools)
Some even offer “social networking” for connections
MoneyIsle.com, Prosper.com and LendingClub.com
Provide P2P saving/lending capabilities
SmartyPig.com - Provides users a way to save for a goal and invite others to help
Online PFMs Source: Compete.com
Mint.com
USAA - Mobile Deposits
Free Promotion Tools
Podcasting
TalkShoe .com
BlogTalkRadio .com
InstantConference .com
Webinars
DimDim .com
Also…
GoToMeeting/Webinar
WebEx
Whitepapers & Articles
DocStoc .com
“ Community Bankers Guide to Social Network Marketing ” by Jesse Torres
Presentations
SlideShare .net
Embeds into LinkedIn
Dealing with Negativity
Realize you cannot control conversations
Opportunity for feedback
Gain respect by accepting criticism
Address open and honestly
Let the world see how you handle problems
Critical Success Factors
Be yourself
Not John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods
Be responsive
Contribute and give back
Don’t sit on the sidelines
It Takes Balance…
Questions Eric Cook Certified Internet Business Consultant [email_address] www.PoweredByWSI.com/Concepts09 (269) 841-5007
This presentation was delivered at The Payments Aut more
This presentation was delivered at The Payments Authority's Concepts '09 annual conference to financial service professionals and corporate partners on ways to leverage social media tools to connect with Gen Y. less
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